Gary Cooper: American Hero - Hardcover

Meyers, Jeffrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0709068239 ISBN 13: 9780709068235

Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

One of the Hollywood greats, Gary Cooper will always be known for his part in classic films like High Noon, A Farewell to Arms, The Fountainhead and Beau Geste. He came to symbolise American ideals of self-reliance, independence and integrity. But his squeaky-clean screen image was often at odds with his turbulent private life. With the full cooperation of Cooper's daughter as well as interviews with close friends and colleagues, Jeffrey Meyers covers every aspect of Cooper's life from youth in England and Montana to Hollywood stardom as some of the most quintessential Western characters in movie history. The book chronicles the sophisticated, glamorous Cooper's tempestuous relationships with Marlene Dietrich, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly and Patricia Neal (to name but a few). It explores his long friendship with Ernest Hemingway, and his controversial involvement with the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood blacklist.

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Review:

A fascinating biography of Cooper, really interesting and a great book.--Former President Bill Clinton, Appearing on "Roger Ebert at the Movies"

About the Author:

Jeffrey Meyers is a well-known biographer whose previous subjects have included Humphrey Bogart, D.H. Lawrence, Robert Frost, F. Scott Fitzgerald and, most recently, W. Somerset Maugham. He lives in Berkeley, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0709068239
• ISBN 13: 9780709068235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384